15th annual Hartford Open
JUNE 5-7 OR 6-7, 2026- WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 60 (ENHANCED)
5 rounds, Swiss-System, 40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-day option,
rounds 1-2 G/60, d10). Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport, 1 Bradley
Airport, Windsor Locks CT 06096, I-91 Exit 40 to Rt 20 (visible at airport
entrance). Chess rate discounted parking: $5/day, $10 overnight.
CLICK HERE FOR PAIRINGS, RESULTS, STANDINGS AND IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.
$10,000
Guaranteed Prizes!
In
5 sections.
Major: Open to 1900/above (see peakrating.us).
$1200-600-300, top USCF U2300 $400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 2100: $900-500-300, top U1900/Unr
$400-200. FIDE rated.
Under 1800: $800-500-300, top U1600 (no Unr)
$300-150.
Under 1500: $700-400-250, top U1300 (no Unr) $300-150.
Under 1200: $400-200-100.
Unrated
limit $100 in U1200, $200 U1500, $300 U1800.
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes: Best male/female
2-player combined score among all sections: $300-150. Team rating must average
under 2200; may play different sections and schedules; register (no extra fee)
by 2 pm Sat.
Top 4 sections entry fee: $93 at chessaction.com by 6/2, $110 later online or at site until an hour before round 1.
Under 1200 Section entry fee: $30 less than above.
No checks, credit cards OK.
GMs
$80 from prize.
CSCA or WMCA members, online EF $3 less.
Re-entry $50, no Major to Major.
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA electronic devices policies
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, in your hotel room or car, or in a
bag at your table.
For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE
or foreign ratings, if higher than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose
FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be
expelled. Other over the board ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state
or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be
used at our discretion if above USCF. No rating below the latest official
USCF rating, on the list corresponding to thg date of
the tournament, will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm
possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for further
details.
Ratings: June official USCF ratings
used. Unofficial or Online Regular uschess.org ratings usually
used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if necessary, may be used if higher than USCF. See
also above.
Cannot play below USCF Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid through PayPal
(may take about 3 weeks).
Special 1 year USCF membership
with magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $54, Senior (age 65+)
$48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24. USCF membership required.
3-day
schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6 pm, rds. Fri 7, Sat 11 &
5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule:
Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
Bye: all, limit 2; must
commit before rd 2.
Hotel
rates (use this link): $169-169
(link also posted at chessevents.us, or call
860-627-5311 and ask for Chess rate); reserve by 5/22
or rate may increase (rooms may sell out before 5/22).
Enter online:
chessaction.com.
No mail entries. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions:
Chesstour.com, Director@Chess.us.
Entries
posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
Blitz tournament
Sat. 9:30 pm, enter at site Sat. by 9:10 pm.